Wow! This week was JAM PACKED with awesomeness! Even writing this post it feels like some of these things happened weeks ago!Ok so first off let me make clear that I have 3 classes (a total of 75 students). So when I get to do...
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As I've said in previous blog posts music inspires. Music is a huge part of my life...
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Week two was a great trip! After a week one full of some ups and some downs, it was nice to feel like I was getting more in the swing of things with Week 2.We officially started flipping this week! Kids had two videos they...
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Been wanting to blog about this for a little over a week now, and the inspiration just hit me today so here goes.image courtesy of mathieujang.comOne of my best friends, and someone I consider my brother, Brad Waid (@TechBradWaid) recently wrote a blog post called...
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Week one of another school year is down in the books! Whew, to say I'm exhausted is an UNDERSTATEMENT! I'll try to get all my thoughts down...
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So many of my Tweeps have been sharing some of their favorite tech tools that they use in their classroom so I figure I might as well too! In no particular order here are my favorite tools to use with my students and a few...
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This post is probably going to be the most personal post I've written. But for me sharing through writing is cathartic so I need to write this out. This past week a tragedy happened within my school family and within my personal family's life. To...
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If there's one thing I've learned being a teacher and working with kids, it's that building relationships should be your number one priority.And I think this mainfest by Angela Maiers speaks VOLUMES and is our class mottoThe education is important, the skills are important, the...
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image from washingtonmonthly.comWhen I was in college I remember hearing one sentence during a sermon, that totally changed the way I viewed people. That sentence was, "hurting people, hurt others". Those four little worlds completely blew my mind. From that moment on I chose to...
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A little over a month ago a few friends and I started a brand new endeavor. For months now we've been in love with amazing podcasts that we listen to at home and when we travel. To everything from Techlandia, to the Tech Chicks, to...
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